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verb

past tense of stuff
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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Recent Examples of stuffed
Adjective
For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals. David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026 Once the children returned from check-in, the organizers greeted them with Danimals drinkable yogurts, their new backpacks and stuffed animals. Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026 Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Barbies, stuffed animals, cowgirl hats, and handwritten notes now surround the original cross placed at the site after her death. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The LoveShackFancy x Pottery Barn Teen Easter basket collab is customized with Colette's name and full of stuffed animals, books, and even a tiny pair of Christian Louboutin shoes. Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The gift bag comes inside a Dagne Dover weekender stuffed with goodies including Marriott Gold status. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 The defense then stuffed a Vidal run before Herbert connected with Johnston for another touchdown from five yards out. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Imagine trying to swallow a sip of water while your face feels stuffed with congestion, your sense of taste is dulled and your body is floating 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Often they are stuffed with a cheesy filling and fried to golden perfection, but there are other fresh and fun ways to use zucchini blossoms. Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026 On Sunday, Oliver stuffed a run after beating tight end Drake Dabney. Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Layered into lasagna, stuffed into pierogies, and swiped onto toast, there are so many ways to revel in the curds. Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026 The 21-year-old is being held on charges of murder after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s decomposing body was found stuffed in the front trunk of his Tesla on September 8, 2025. Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Orlando residents objected to the city’s first parking meters in 1939 — the nickel-per-hour coin slots were stuffed with chewing gum in protest — and those meters didn’t last a year. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stuffed
Adjective
  • The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In the June 2 primary to fill the full term starting next year, the state senator received about 38% of the vote compared to Hernandez’s 17%.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • For now, though, Denver appears focused on preserving Bo Nix’s favorite target for a full-strength playoff run.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.
    Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Oddly enough, though floors 1 through 16 looked like offices behind the cladding of specially tinted glass framed in stainless steel, they were actually crammed with electronics and electromechanical relays.
    David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • To have so much capability crammed into a phone that bends in half is a marvel.
    Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
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  • Renal infarction is when the flow of blood to your kidney gets blocked, leading to the death of kidney tissue.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Around the country, more than 530 counties and municipalities have blocked or severely restricted data centers, according to Heatmap Pro, a clean energy news service.
    John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tolle allowed two runs, both on a homer from Teoscar Hernández, but stranded the bases loaded in an impressive second inning.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By the time all was said and done, Prielipp had walked three, including one with the bases loaded, and had thrown 35 pitches.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The big panels themselves were jammed — too jammed, with hundreds reportedly unable to get inside Hall H amid unconfirmed rumors of counterfeit wristbands.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
  • Long paragraphs jammed to the edges of the form won’t be visually appealing.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026

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“Stuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffed. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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